Hi Keith,
You are right, we all do mistakes. My comment was not seriously meant to complain about journalists and I agree that Jim Olsson was much worse. I hope that prof. Sims get his other million, $1 million (local currency) is not a lot of money in 20 or 30 years of research. I like New Zeeland, small and beautiful and a lot of good people. Atmosphere and attitudes like the Nordic countries, but with a fantastic climate. Hakan At 07:24 PM 11/29/2002 +0900, you wrote: > >Being journalist, you know that this things happens quite often without any > >influence from involved parties. For scientist it is very irritating, since > >they are used to work hard on references. I am sure that Prof. Sims is both > >somewhat flattered, but at the same time irritated. He got a good coverage, > >but they screw up some details. > > > >Hakan > >Hello Hakan > >I also know that it isn't always the journalist which screws up (or >the sub-editors), though they do. One instance you know about - the >report by Reuters on the "frying-pan" study by Associate Professor >Jim Olsson of the Department of Physical Chemistry at Sweden's >Chalmers University of Technology. Of course Olsson blamed Reuters, >as usual,jhe'd been "misquoted" by the press, but it wasn't true. >Reuters published what he told them. It's too much of an easy trick >to blame the press. > >Anyway, this just doesn't make sense with Sims. The other story from >Massey says: "Associate Professor Sims has been working on biodiesel >since the 1970s. To date, research expenditure has exceeded $1 >million." >http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2002/news_release/05_11_02b.html > >But they use Aleks's method? And they can't figure it out by >themselves when they have problems, they have to come to us? >"Invented"? What's he talking about? Anyway, that's not a journalist, >that's a press release from the university. Both of them are. Maybe >Sims is after the next $1 million. Maybe he should give it to us. > >Best > >Keith > > > >At 06:36 PM 11/29/2002 +0900, you wrote: > > >Hi Todd > > > > > >Different version here: > > >http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2002/news_release/05_11_02b.html > > >Massey News Article | Canola oil fuels Massey entry in rally > > > > > >And here: > > >http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2109199a6160,00.html > > >Green MP drives to work in car fuelled by rapeseed oil > > > > > >It says Prof. Sims "invented the New Zealand version of biodiesel", LOL! > > > > > >In fact it was "invented" by Aleks Kac. The first one says "Associate > > >Professor Ralph Sims, Director of the Centre for Energy Research, and > > >post-graduate students Andy Smith and Reto Keller have two entries in > > >the rally." Andy Smith is a member of the Biofuel list. > > > > > > >From: "Andrew Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 01:55:42 -0000 > > > >Subject: [biofuel] Biodiesel yield issues > > > >Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > >Hi there > > > > > > > >I have just started making biodiesel from new canola oil. (for a > > > >fuel efficiency rally in New Zealand, we are going to be the only > > > >carbon neutral entry) > > > > > > > >The process is working well, but I am getting very different yields > > > >from different batches. > > > > > > > >I am using Alex Kac's 2 step process, and doing all the work in a > > > >proper chem lab, so quantities etc are all reasonably accurate. > > > > > ><snip> > > > > > >He also wrote to me offlist: > > > > > > >I need to keep churning out 50 litre batches for the fuel efficiency > > > >rally we are competing in in 2 weeks time, so any suggestions would > > > >be great. > > > > > > > >See - http://www.energywiserally.org.nz/ > > > > > > > >Many thanks > > > > > > > >Andrew Smith > > > > > >I contacted Aleks for him and Aleks helped him out. > > > > > >So check through all these articles and see if you can find any > > >mention of Aleks, or the Biofuel list, or Journey to Forever, or > > >anything but the good Professor, inventor of New Zealand's biodiesel. > > >Sheesh! Hmpph. > > > > > >Keith > > > > > > > > > > > > >Don't know where the article was originally printed... > > > > > > > >http://www.globalhemp.com/News/2002/November/biodiesel_a_viable.s > > > >html > > > > > > > >VW Golf using eco fuel > > > > > > > >Even in the face of super high-tech petrol electric hybrid cars > > > >and a raft of other competitors, VW should have got a prize for > > > >merely turning up for the Energywise Rally this week. Not > > > >necessarily be for low fuel consumption - although that's a given > > > >benefit from the Golf model's "Pump Duse" diesel engine. No, it > > > >should have won out for being the only car that could compete the > > > >rally without consuming ANY fossil fuels at all. > > > > > > > >That's because one of the two Volkswagen entries in the rally ran > > > >on biodiesel made from rapeseed oil. The 1.9-litre Golf TDI > > > >entered in partnership with the Massey University Centre for > > > >Energy Research and was driven by Professor Ralph Sims, director > > > >of the centre. > > > > > > > >Although it wasn't eligible for class or overall awards available > > > >in New Zealand, the Golf produces a remarkably low figure for CO2 > > > >emissions, which enhances the car's rating under the > > > >environmental formula used for the event. > > > > > > > >Volkswagen has been a big supporter of the use of biodiesel, > > > >which is now widely available throughout Europe. Since 1996 > > > >Volkswagen has approved the use of biodiesel in all their diesel > > > >models, including the high-performance TDI models, and was one of > > > >the first manufacturers to maintain engine warranties with > > > >biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel can be produced from various animal > > > >and/or vegetable oils by simple chemical processes, and can be > > > >used either by itself or in blends with normal pump diesel. > > > > > > > >The non-mineral fuel has been proved to reduce tailpipe emissions > > > >from diesel vehicles and is virtually free of sulphur. > > > > > > > >"This event is a great opportunity for us to demonstrate > > > >Volkswagen's worldwide commitment to the environment," said Dean > > > >Sheed, Volkswagen division manager for European Motor > > > >Distributors. "We are delighted to have the chance to work with > > > >Prof Sims and his team, and we are confident that the Golf will > > > >be one of the most talked-about cars on the Rally." > > > > > > > >Volkswagen's other entry was a 2.5-litre V6 Passat TDI, which > > > >used conventional diesel fuel. > > >Biofuels at Journey to Forever >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >Biofuel at WebConX >http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm >List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: >http://archive.nnytech.net/ >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Your use of Yahoo! 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